The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-12-09
The Egis Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, December .. 1887.
Court Proceedings.

The case of the State VS.. Geo. II. Boyd. lndict-
ed for the larceny of gold watch belonging to
Harry G. Lawder, of Havre de Grace, was con-
iinued last Friday. The witnesses in the case, ii
in number, were all excluded from the court
room, until they were called, to the disgust of
many of them. TIE case was fought vigorously
on both sides, States Attorney Maynadier hay
ing been assisted by Col. Herman Stump, while
Messrs. VIM. Young, Hopkins YanBibb2r and
Cooley appeared for the accused.
The prisoner, Geo. II. Boyd, had been Deputy
Sheriff under Sherfs Walker and Carman and
at the time the watch was taken was deputy
under Sheriff jarrett. He had also been Regis
ter of voters one year.
The witnesses examined by the State were
Harry G. Lawder. narry w. Shure, Michael
Mackin. Jr., Thos. b. Jarrett Solomon 4. Todd.
Chss. Zetler. Frank Malone, Joseph Carter. Isaac
Stenman, X. l.. Moore, Peter Galloway, John
Sarricks, Alonzo Walker. Alexander Keenan,
John q. Charshee, Chas. T. Wilson, 1hos. Healy,
W. o. Hughes. Ira Wells. Jas. V. Whiteford. 5.
A. Williams, Francis j. Boyd, Hollis Courtney,
Cnas. Gallup, 5. A. Upton, Frederick Fo!ge, VIM.
II. Ewing, John Mahan.
The witnesses for the defence were Geo. II.
Boyd uhe prisonerD Col. j. T. frieze. s. j.
Seneca, E. Larkin, Hollis Courtney, Amos
spencer, DIR. John II. Cochran, John 7. Moore,
l.. W. Murphy, WIN. A. Hope, Jas. NJ. Cain, DIR.
Jno. w. Barton. Geo. +. Walker, Peter McGin-
Mss. w L. Whiteford Henry Snow, Solomon
4. Todd, Christopher Dugan. Charles II. Allen,
Christian Smith. Oliver Brown, Ambrose Cooley.
S. L. Pepning, w. o. Hughes. David L. Mitchell,
Lewis w. Williams, VIM. Freze, VIM. B. Hop
kins, Joseph Warner, Charles Zeitler, Edward G.
Henley. X. L. Moore. Jas. Burke, 1hos. b. Jar
Tott, John Alander, Mrs. Geo. II. Boyd, Samuel
Adams, Matthew Reynolds, Thos. NJ. Sumption.
The evidence presented by the State was in
substance that MIR. Lawder on the 10th day of
August had left his watch and chain in his vest,
hanging in his office. The prisoner came into
the Office in the evening and asked Mr.. Lawder
to change 800 note for him.
Mr.. Lawder missed his watch before he closed
the store. Boyd and his wife went to Washing
ton on a coal boat. Mr.. Lawder suspecting Boyd
had taken the watch notified the author-
ties at Washing ton. A detective watched Boyd
from the time he arrived in Washington and ar
rested him while he was about to pawn the watch.
Boyd himself testified that he took the watch
as a jest and took trip to Washington with his
wife, on a coal boat. Before leaving Havre de
Grace he got 800 note charged and gave the
greater part of the change to his wife for safe
keeping. Upon arriving in Washington he had
no money and his wife had forgotten to bring
watch, intending to redeem it as soon as he could
get his money from Havre de Grace, and return
the watch to Mr.. Lawder.
The case was argued by States Attorney May
nader and Col. Herman Stump for the State and
by ]. T. c. Hopkins and VIM. Young for defence.
1t was given to the jury about O'Clock Monday
night. They remained out until about2 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. and being unable to agree
were discharged. 1t is understood that when
they left the court room they stood for convic-
ton and for acquittal. The last votes showed
o for conviction and for acquittal.
State VS.. John Cover, colored indicted for dis
turbinR religious worship at Bynum's Run col
ored camp-meeting tried on Tuesday. Verdict
guilty" and sentenced to Jail for 10 days. May
nader for the State, Hopkins for defence.
State VS.. Abraham Britton, colored; larceny Of
wheat belonging to Charles w. Amos; jury trial
verdict guilty" Maynadier for the State, WIN.
Young for defence.
state VS.. Edward Windsor: larceny Of boat
belonging to Jesse Poplar jury trial; verdict
guilty. Maynadier for the State, Young and
Richardson for defence.